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Objectives: While Large Language Models (LLMs) have been widely used to assist clinicians and support patients, no existing work has explored dialogue systems for standard diagnostic interviews and assessments. This study aims to bridge the…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-05-01 Sichang Tu , Abigail Powers , Stephen Doogan , Jinho D. Choi

Large language models (LLMs), particularly those with reasoning capabilities, have rapidly advanced in recent years, demonstrating significant potential across a wide range of applications. However, their deployment in healthcare,…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-02-27 Guoxin Wang , Minyu Gao , Shuai Yang , Ya Zhang , Lizhi He , Liang Huang , Hanlin Xiao , Yexuan Zhang , Wanyue Li , Lu Chen , Jintao Fei , Xin Li

Large language models (LLMs) are becoming increasingly popular in the field of psychological counseling. However, when human therapists work with LLMs in therapy sessions, it is hard to understand how the model gives the answers. To address…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-03-06 Keqi Chen , Zekai Sun , Huijun Lian , Yingming Gao , Ya Li

Using large language models (LLMs) to assist psychological counseling is a significant but challenging task at present. Attempts have been made on improving empathetic conversations or acting as effective assistants in the treatment with…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-06-11 Chenhao Zhang , Renhao Li , Minghuan Tan , Min Yang , Jingwei Zhu , Di Yang , Jiahao Zhao , Guancheng Ye , Chengming Li , Xiping Hu

Large language models (LLMs) have demonstrated notable advancements in psychological counseling. However, existing models generally do not explicitly model seekers' emotion shifts across counseling sessions, a core focus in classical…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-01-21 Zhentao Xia , Yongqi Fan , Yuxiang Chu , Yichao Yin , Liangliang Chen , Tong Ruan , Weiyan Zhang

Mental illness is one of the most pressing public health issues of our time. While counseling and psychotherapy can be effective treatments, our knowledge about how to conduct successful counseling conversations has been limited due to lack…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2016-08-16 Tim Althoff , Kevin Clark , Jure Leskovec

Adherence to healthy diets reduces chronic illness risk, yet rates remain low. Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly used for health communication but often struggle to engage individuals with ambivalent intentions at a pivotal…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-11-05 Michelle Bak , Kexin Quan , Tre Tomaszewski , Jessie Chin

The global mental health crisis is looming with a rapid increase in mental disorders, limited resources, and the social stigma of seeking treatment. As the field of artificial intelligence (AI) has witnessed significant advancements in…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2023-11-27 Neo Christopher Chung , George Dyer , Lennart Brocki

This study explores ChatGPT's capabilities, stability, and risks in simulating psychological counseling sessions in a school counseling context. Using scripted role-plays between a human counselor and an AI client, we examine how a large…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-12-08 Yang Ni , Yanzhuo Cao

The rise of big data has amplified the need for efficient, user-friendly automated machine learning (AutoML) tools. However, the intricacy of understanding domain-specific data and defining prediction tasks necessitates human intervention…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2023-05-24 Md Mahadi Hassan , Alex Knipper , Shubhra Kanti Karmaker Santu

Mental illness remains one of the most critical public health issues. Despite its importance, many mental health professionals highlight a disconnect between their training and actual real-world patient practice. To help bridge this gap, we…

Large Language Models (LLMs), with their flexible generation abilities, can be powerful data sources in domains with few or no available corpora. However, problems like hallucinations and biases limit such applications. In this case study,…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-01-17 Simone Balloccu , Ehud Reiter , Vivek Kumar , Diego Reforgiato Recupero , Daniele Riboni

Learning therapeutic counseling involves significant role-play experience with mock patients, with current manual training methods providing only intermittent granular feedback. We seek to accelerate and optimize counselor training by…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-02-27 Ian Steenstra , Farnaz Nouraei , Timothy W. Bickmore

Dialogue systems are increasingly integrated into mental health support to help clients facilitate exploration, gain insight, take action, and ultimately heal themselves. A practical and user-friendly dialogue system should be…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-03-21 Huachuan Qiu , Anqi Li , Lizhi Ma , Zhenzhong Lan

Recent advances in Large Language Models (LLMs) have significantly enhanced their capabilities, highlighting the need for comprehensive evaluation frameworks that extend beyond task-specific benchmarks. However, existing benchmarks often…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-09-30 Haosi Mo , Xinyu Ma , Xuebo Liu , Derek F. Wong , Yu Li , Jie Liu , Min Zhang

The rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence has resulted in the advent of Large Language Models (LLMs) with the capacity to produce text that closely resembles human communication. These models have been seamlessly integrated into…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-02-04 Zenon Lamprou , Yashar Moshfeghi

The mismatch between the growing demand for psychological counseling and the limited availability of services has motivated research into the application of Large Language Models (LLMs) in this domain. Consequently, there is a need for a…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-11-13 Bichen Wang , Yixin Sun , Junzhe Wang , Hao Yang , Xing Fu , Yanyan Zhao , Si Wei , Shijin Wang , Bing Qin

The detection of depression through non-verbal cues has gained significant attention. Previous research predominantly centred on identifying depression within the confines of controlled laboratory environments, often with the supervision of…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-06-18 Palash Moon , Pushpak Bhattacharyya

Traditional applications of natural language processing (NLP) in healthcare have predominantly focused on patient-centered services, enhancing patient interactions and care delivery, such as through medical dialogue systems. However, the…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-06-11 Hengguan Huang , Songtao Wang , Hongfu Liu , Hao Wang , Ye Wang

Recent advances in large language models (LLMs) have led to the development of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tutoring chatbots, showing promise in providing broad access to high-quality personalized education. Existing works have…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-07-30 Alexander Scarlatos , Ryan S. Baker , Andrew Lan